Glove



S. J. BEEBE Oct. 5 1926.

GLOVE 192 3 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed Nov. 30.

5. J. BEEBE Oct. 5 1926'.

GLOVE Fiied Nov. 30.

2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Z O H e v n m d SiuarJ Beebe Patented Oct. 5, 1 926. g

STUART J. 'ZBEEBE, F RICHMOND, INDIAN;

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Application filed November 30, 1923. Serial No. 6771777.

My 'said'invention relates to an improveare integrally united at theupper end as ment in gloves and it is an object of the same may be seenin Fi ure 5. to provide a glove which can be madefrom The piece 20,'sown in Figure 2, is now a relatively small number of parts therebysecured to the glove blank by spreading it 60 dispensing with a largeamount of unnecesapart andsewing the edge indicated at 21 sary cuttingand sewing, in addition to to the edges of the blank indicated at 22 awhich there will be a smaller number of- (Fig. 1) in the form shown inFigure 3. seamsin the completed product. After this the blank may bespread out in Another object of the invention is to prothe mannerindicated in Figure 4, the blank 65 vide a glove with the fullness atthe frontv 20 'now forming the strips 23 and 24 for instead of the hackof the fingers. covering the front sides 'of the middle and Referring tothe accompanying drawings, ring fingers. which are made a part hereofand on which After this is done the blank may-be foldsimilar referencecharacters indicate similar ed over and stitched wrong side out along 7parts, its outer edges thus securing the outer edge Figure 1 is a planof my improved. glove of the coverings 12 and 13 for the inside ofpriorto attachment of a. finger blank and the palm and little finger to thecorrespond beforejoining the same along one side, ing outer edge of thecoverings 11 and 19 Figure 2, a similarview of. the blank confor theback of the'hand and little finger. 7 stituting the inner side of each.of two The inside and end adjoining edges of the fingers, coverings forthe little and fore-fingers are a Figure 3, a similar view-of the glove-next stitched and the side edges of the secblank after the part shownin Figure 2 has ond and third fingers thus forming the combeen attachedthereto, leted glove. The structure of the fingers Figure 4, a similarview with the finger is indicated in Figure 6 where 19 indicates pieceof Figure 2 spread out, the narrow back strip of the finger'and 14Figure 5; a perspective of the completed the wide front strip wherebythe fullness of glove, and the finger is provided at thefront instead.Figure 6, a section on line 6-6 of Figof the rear. ure 5. Variousmodifications of my invention In the drawings reference character 10will be obvious to those skilled in the art indicates the wrist piece ofa glove or without departing from thespirit of-the 1ngauntlet which maybe of any-stiff material vention and thereforel do not limit myself.such as buckram. The wrist piece in the to what is shown in thedrawings and de- 85 form here. shown has attached thereto a scribed inthe specification, but only as piece 11 covering the back of the' handindicated in the appended claim.

which piece may be made of flannel or can- Having thus fully describedmy said invas or other convenient material and a piece vention, what Iclaim as new and desire to 12 preferably of leather covering the palmsecure by Letters Patent, is 2- a of the hand. .This piece 12 is slit at22 and A glove comprising an integral leather has extensions 13 and .14for covering the blank covering the palm of the hand and the front ofthe index and little fingers respecfirst and last fingers, a leatherblank secured tively while the portion of each 13 and 14 thereto forcovering the two intermediate adjacent the slit 22 is folded aroundthefingers at their front side, a fabric covering 1 0 45 inner side of therespective finger. The for the back of the hand extending from piece 12is further provided with an openthe wrist to a point adjacent theknuckles ing formed by the cutting out of the piece and having asubstantially straight upper 16 for the inside of the thumb and intowhich edge, and aset of integral narrow strips of is set the piece 15constituting the covering leather secured thereto for covering the 5 sofor the back of the thumb. backs of the fingers, substantially as set Bymeans of seamsat 17 and 18 I attach forth. to the parts 11 and 12 astrip of material, In witness whereof, I have hereunto setpreferablyleather, which is divided by lonmy hand and seal at Richmond, Indiana,gitudinal cuts into a plurality of strips 19. this 14th day of November,A. Dinineteen 11o of unequal length which strips serve for hundred andtwenty-three. covering the backs of'the fingers and which B

